Are You Better Off Doing Odd Jobs for No Money or Pursuing Your Passion for Less Money?

Nearly every person in America has one time or another in their life when nearly no money is available. Some people have been laid off while others have quit their jobs. Regardless, we wind up in a situation where financial hurt is coming. When the time comes do you take any and every job you can get? Or are you one of those aspiring artists who would rather hone your craft?

Really it should depend just how skint-poor-you are. If you have money to survive, that is food and shelter, then does it really matter? Yes of course you may not be able to go eat out dinner once a week. Is that a bad thing though? It can be a sort of diet plan. There is always a home to come back to, which is not going to be taken away any time soon. There is constantly food to be prepared as well. Sounds alright to me.

If an eviction notice is headed to your door, though, things are a bit different. That paper route around the corner becomes a needed lifeline. Remember that gardening job? Better ring up the manager of the business and see what is what. Or if the tummy is constantly growling it might not bee so bad to pick up a cash in hand job... as crappy as they may be.

As you can see these are two entirely different sets of circumstances. One poor fellow is dirt poor while the other has his basic necessities. Unfortunately some people do not differentiate the two. Barely getting by is, to some people, no way to live. It does not matter how happy you are writing that novel, painting that masterpiece, or strumming a guitar. In their mind it is a complete waste if you are not making money from it.

Alas, what if you do make money? Does it not become a different case? It may not make as much as those cash in hand "steady" jobs, but it can make a bit if you know where to look. Moreover, in all of the above cases it takes time to break into the business. It is not something one can just push into with instant success. Almost every big time writer, well known artist, or mega-millionaire rock star has been basically poor. That is exactly why we have the term starving artist. It is not a joke.

What these starving artists have-that others do not-is happiness. If writing down thoughts makes a person happy is there really no reason they should stop doing it? Painting can be therapy to some people and music the same to others. It can be their happiness that drives them into future success. But they would not be successes if they had stopped honing their craft because a family or friend did not approve of their lifestyle.

So I say to hell with those people. Do what interests you. Money really is only a material thing. It will not bring happiness with it into the afterlife. There is no way to buy your way into heaven. People are supposed to enjoy life, not spend their last days full of regrets. Take your life into your own hands; pursue your dreams. Let other people mind their own business.